List of stations on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
Main Line
City | Station | Service began | Service ceased | Station status |
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New York City | Liberty Street (Ferry Terminal) | 1891[1] | 1961[1] | The Liberty Street Ferry Terminal was demolished for construction of the World Trade Center.[1] |
Jersey City | Communipaw Terminal | 1864 | April 30, 1967 | Station headhouse and canopy preserved in Liberty State Park. |
Claremont | 1868[2] | |||
VanNostrand Place | 1887[3] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.[4] | ||
Greenville | 1866[3] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.[4] | ||
Bayonne | Pamrapo (East 49th Street) | 1867[5] | April 19, 1918[5] | |
East 45th Street | April 19, 1918[5] | April 30, 1967[5] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.[4] | |
East 33rd Street | 1865–1866[5] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.[4] | ||
East 22nd Street | 1860s[6] | August 6, 1978[6] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.[4] | |
West 8th Street | 1864[6] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.[4] | ||
Avenue A | 1885[7] | 1915[7] | The station depot was demolished in 1925 for construction of the Newark Bay Bridge.[7] | |
Elizabeth | Singers | 1926[8] | Station created to serve the Singer Sewing Machine Company[8] | |
Elizabethport | Late 1860s[9] | 1967 | Rebuilt in 1936 with funding from the Public Works Administration.[9] Transfer station to (Perth Amboy & Elizabethport Branch) | |
Spring Street | 1869[10] | |||
Elizabeth | 1839[10] | 1967 | The station was a point of transfer between Elizabeth station on the Pennsylvania Railroad. | |
Elmora Avenue | April 1870[11] | 1967 | ||
Roselle Park | Lorraine | mid-1890s[11] | 1967 | The station depot at Lorrain was demolished in 1968.[11] |
Roselle–Roselle Park | Late 1860s[11] | 1967 | ||
Aldene | 1892[12] | The westbound station was demolished in April 1972 after becoming a yard office in 1954.[12] | ||
Cranford | Cranford | 1839[13] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Garwood | Garwood | 1892[13] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Westfield | Westfield | 1839[15] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Fanwood | Fanwood | 1868[16] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Plainfield | Netherwood | 1874[16] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Plainfield | 1839[16] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | ||
Grant Avenue | September 28, 1885[17] | 1996 | ||
Clinton Avenue | 1872[17] | The station was demolished in 1957.[17] | ||
Dunellen | Dunellen | 1840[18] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Middlesex | Middlesex | 1893[18] | The station depot was demolished in 1972.[18] | |
Bound Brook | Bound Brook | 1840[19] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Bridgewater | Calco | 1915[19] | 1966 | The station was replaced in 1999 by the Bridgewater station on the Raritan Valley Line.[14] |
Manville-Finderne | 1851[19] | 2006 | Station depot removed in the 1972 and service ended in 2006 | |
Somerville | Somerville | 1842[20] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Raritan | Raritan | c. 1851[21] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Branchburg Township | North Branch | 1848[21] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Whitehouse Station | White House | Late 1840s[21] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Lebanon | Lebanon | c. 1852[21] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
Annandale | Annandale | 1852[22] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] | |
High Bridge | High Bridge | 1856[22] | Currently a station on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.[14] Junction point with (High Bridge Branch) to Califon, Long Valley and Morris County | |
Glen Gardner | Glen Gardner | 1852[23] | 1983 | |
Hampton | Hampton | 1852[23] | 1983 | |
Bethlehem Township | Ludlow-Asbury | Early 1850s[24] | 1983 | |
Valley | 1852[24] | 1933[24] | ||
Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury | 1852[25] | ||
Springtown | 1852[25] | 1932[25] | ||
Alpha | Vulcanite | 1894[26] | c. 1945[26] | The Vulcanite depot was demolished in 1966.[26] |
Phillipsburg | Phillipsburg Union Station | 1852[27] | 1983[28] | |
New Jersey – Pennsylvania state line at Phillipsburg | ||||
Easton | Easton | 1868[29] | The station depot was burned on Labor Day 1975 and demolished in October.[29] | |
Glendon | Glendon | before 1885[30] | ||
Island Park | ||||
Freemansburg | Freemansburg | 1868[31] | The station was demolished in 1966.[31] | |
Bethlehem | Bethlehem | 1868[31] | August 18, 1967[31] | |
Bethlehem Junction | 1873[31] | April 27, 1930[31] | The station was a junction with the South Bethlehem Branch of the Lehigh and New England Railway.[31] | |
Allentown | Allentown | 1890[32] | August 18, 1967[32] | |
Gordon Street | 1890[33] | A depot was constructed in 1893 at Gordon Street, which became a crew quarters during The Great Depression.[32] | ||
Front Street | 1890[33] | before 1915[33] | ||
East Allentown | 1868 | 1890[33] | The station was closed in 1890 when the downtown Allentown station was opened. The East Allentown depot was demolished in 1911.[33] | |
Catasauqua | Catasauqua | 1867[33] | The station was demolished in 1955.[33] | |
Northampton | Northampton | 1867[33] | 1920 | The station depot, formerly known as Laubach's, was demolished in the 1970s.[33] |
Siegfried | 1867[34] | The station was originally known was Siegfried's Bridge until the late 1870s.[34] A new station was constructed in 1888 and again in 1892. The depot was closed during the Great Depression.[34] | ||
Treichlers | Treichlers | 1867[35] | 1952[35] | The station remained open for freight service until 1969.[35] |
Walnutport | Walnutport | 1867[35] | 1952[35] | The station depot was demolished in 1956.[35] |
Lehigh Gap | Lehigh Gap | 1867[36] | 1952[36] | The station depot was demolished in 1960.[36] |
Palmerton | Palmerton | February 8, 1911[36] | 1952[36] | |
Hazard | 1880[36] | February 8, 1911[36] | The station was renamed in 1884 from Hazardville. The station was closed when the Palmerton station opened up.[36] | |
Bowmanstown | Bowmanstown | 1870s–1880s[36] | 1952[36] | The station was demolished in 1965.[36] |
Parryville | Parryville | 1867[37] | 1956[37] | The station depot was constructed in July 1873.[37] |
Weissport | Weissport | 1867[37] | 1952[37] | The station was constructed in 1878 and demolished in the late 1970s.[37] |
Lehighton | Lehighton | 1867[37] | 1952[37] | The station was demolished in 1960.[37] |
Jim Thorpe | Jim Thorpe | 1865[38] | June 1965[38] | The station depot was constructed in 1869 and replaced in 1873.[38] |
Lehigh Township | Drakes Point | 1882–1885[39] | before 1915[39] | The station was a flag stop.[39] |
Rockport | 1865[39] | 1952[39] | The station was demolished in Hurricane Diane in August 1955.[39] | |
Leslie Run | 1872[39] | 1919[39] | The station was closed by the United States Railroad Administration.[39] | |
Foster Township | Drifton Junction | 1884[39] | c. 1913[39] | The station depot burned on June 11, 1913 and the station was closed soon after.[39] |
Maple Island | 1882[39] | 1885[39] | The station was a flag stop.[39] | |
Tannery | 1888[39] | |||
White Haven | White Haven | |||
Tunnel | ||||
Glen Summit | Glen Summit | |||
Penobscot | Penobscot | |||
Laurel Run | Laurel Run | |||
Ashley | Ashley | |||
Wilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre | Luzerne County purchased the station in 2006, but has not yet been restored or opened for businesses due to a lack of funds from the County Redevelopment Authority[40] | ||
Hudson | ||||
Minooka Junction | ||||
Miner's Mills | ||||
Taylor | ||||
Scranton | Scranton | Part of a redevelopment project to use the space for a restaurant, retail space and offices[41] |
Perth Amboy & Elizabethport Branch and New York & Long Branch RR
At Elizabethport, the Jersey Central's Perth Amboy & Elizabethport Branch split from the Main Line and ran as far as South Amboy, where it became the New York and Long Branch Railroad. The NY&LB ran as far as Bay Head Junction, NJ and was owned and operated jointly by the CNJ and PRR. At Woodbridge Jct, the Pennsylvania Railroad's Perth Amboy & Woodbridge Branch from the mainline at Rahway met the Perth Amboy & Elizabethport and the PRR had trackage rights south to the NY&LB.
City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
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Elizabeth | Elizabeth Avenue | |||
Carteret | Carteret | |||
Sewaren | Sewaren | |||
Perth Amboy | Perth Amboy | Still in service as NJT's Perth Amboy station. | ||
South Amboy | South Amboy | Still in service as NJT's South Amboy station. | ||
Cliffwood | ||||
Matawan | Matawan | Still in service as NJT's Aberdeen-Matawan station. | ||
Hazlet | Hazlet | Still in service as NJT's Hazlet station. | ||
Middletown | Middletown | Still in service as NJT's Middletown station. | ||
Red Bank | Red Bank | Still in service as NJT's Red Bank station. | ||
Little Silver | Little Silver | Still in service as NJT's Little Silver station. | ||
Long Branch | Long Branch | |||
West End | ||||
Long Branch | Elberon | Still in service as NJT's Elberon station. | ||
Deal | Deal | |||
Allenhurst | Allenhurst | Still in service as NJT's Allenhurst station. | ||
Asbury Park | North Asbury Park | |||
Asbury Park | Asbury Park | Still in service as NJT's Asbury Park station. | ||
Bradley Beach | Bradley Beach | Still in service as NJT's Bradley Beach station. | ||
Avon-by-the-Sea | Avon | |||
Belmar | Belmar | Still in service as Belmar station | ||
Spring Lake | Spring Lake | Still in service as Spring Lake station | ||
Manasquan | Manasquan | Still in service as Manasquan station | ||
Brielle | Brielle | |||
Point Pleasant Beach | Point Pleasant | Still in service as Point Pleasant Beach station | ||
Bay Head | Bay Head Junction | Still in service as Bay Head station |
Freehold Branch
South from Matawan, the CNJ operated the following stations:
City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
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Stillwell Street | ||||
Freneau | ||||
Morganville | ||||
Wickatunk | ||||
Bradevelt | ||||
Marlboro | ||||
East Freehold | ||||
Freehold | A connection was provided to Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad |
Seashore Branch
East from Matawan, the CNJ operated the following stations:
City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
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Keyport | Keyport | |||
Union Beach | Union Beach | |||
Keansburg | Keansburg | |||
Middletown | Port Monmouth | |||
Middletown | Belford | |||
Middletown | Leonardo | |||
Atlantic Highlands | Atlantic Highlands | A steamboat connection was available to New York City. Service east of Atlantic Highlands ended in 1958. | ||
Hiltons | ||||
Water Witch | ||||
Highlands | Highlands | |||
Middletown | Sandy Hook / Fort Hancock | |||
Highlands Beach | ||||
Navesink Beach | ||||
Normandy | ||||
Sea Bright | ||||
Monmouth Beach | ||||
North Long Branch | ||||
East Long Branch |
Newark and New York Railroad
The Newark and New York Railroad opened in 1869 and ran between the CRRNJ Terminal and Broad Street in Newark
Southern Branch
In 1917, the CNJ took over the New Jersey Southern Railroad. It was along this trackage that the CNJ operated its most famous train, The Blue Comet, which ran from Jersey City to Winslow Junction, and then along The Reading Co's Atlantic City Railroad trackage to Atlantic City. South from Red Bank, the CNJ operated the following stations:
City | Station Name | Service Began | Service Ended | Station Status |
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Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury | |||
Eatontown | Eatontown | |||
Colts Neck | Earle | |||
Farmingdale | Farmingdale | |||
Lakewood | Lakewood | |||
Jackson | South Lakewood | |||
Lakehurst | Lakehurst | |||
Whiting | Whiting | |||
Winslow Township | Winslow Junction | |||
Vineland | Vineland | |||
Bridgeton | Bridgeton Junction | |||
Mauricetown | Mauricetown | |||
Bivalve | Bivalve |
Bibliography
- Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2004). Historic Journeys By Rail: Central Railroad of New Jersey Stations, Structures & Marine Equipment. Outer Station Project. ISBN 1891402072.
References
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- ↑ Learn-Andes, Jennifer. "2 appraisals performed on station tract" Luzerne County Reporter. July 28, 2010.
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